Pereskia aculeata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pereskia
- Species
- Pereskia aculeata
- Scientific Name
- Pereskia aculeata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pereskia aculeata
Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose cactus, and lemonvine. It is native to tropical America. The leaves and fruits are edible, containing high quantities of protein, iron and other nutrients, and it is a popular vegetable in parts of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais under the name of ora-pro-nóbis.
...Pereskia aculeata in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Pereskia
- Afrikaans
- Barbadosstekelbossie
- Afrikaans
- Barbados stekelbessie
- Chinese
- 木麒麟
- English
- Barbados gooseberry
- English
- Blade Apple
- English
- Cape Gooseberry
- English
- Leafy Cactus
- English
- Lemon Vine
- English
- Pereskia
- English
- Pereskia Creeper
- English
- Primitive Cactus
- English
- Spanish Gooseberry
- Japanese
- モクキリン
- Portuguese
- ora-pro-nóbis
- Portuguese
- Guaiapá
- Portuguese
- Groselha-de-barbados
- Portuguese
- Oropronóbis
- Portuguese
- Carne-de-pobre
- Russian
- Переския шиповатая
- Swedish
- trädkaktus
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